Overview
Wholesale Trade

YELLOW HAT LTD.

Yellow Hat Ltd. is Japan's leading specialty retailer of automotive and motorcycle products, operating approximately 700+ stores nationwide under the 'Yellow Hat' banner. The company offers a broad range of car accessories, tires, motor oil, car audio, and motorcycle goods, along with vehicle inspection (shaken) and maintenance services. Through its group companies including Bike-kan Yellow Hat and Joyfull, the group also covers motorcycle sales, parts manufacturing, and wholesale distribution of car and two-wheel vehicle products.

Market Cap
¥138B
US$880M
EV
¥134B
US$853M
Stock¥1,628▲+1.06%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.3
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.2
x
LTM PER
11.4
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-24.0%pt
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Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jan 20, 26Strategic Capital, Inc. changed stake (12.22%→13.83%)
2Feb 6, 26Strategic Capital, Inc. changed stake (13.83%→13.83%)
3Feb 16, 26Strategic Capital, Inc. changed stake (13.83%→13.83%)
4Aug 7, 26Strategic Capital, Inc. changed stake (13.83%→12.74%)
5Oct 2, 26Strategic Capital, Inc. changed stake (12.74%→11.73%)
MC → EV Bridge
138BUS$880MMarket Cap53.0BUS$338M+ Debt41.5BUS$264M− Cash15.8BUS$101M− Inv. Sec.0.00BUS$0.01M+ NCI134BUS$853MEV
AI Briefing
Japan's largest auto/motorcycle specialty retailer, 700+ stores nationwide across retail, wholesale and manufacturing. FY26/3 revenue ¥171B on OP ¥15.1B (8.8% margin), growing top line but margin compression vs FY25/3's 10.0%. No tender offer in play; ownership concentrated among founding/affiliated holders (Koei Kikaku 14.67%, Kyowakai 6.43%), limiting float and takeover optionality.
Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
148US$943M'22/3147US$937M'23/3147US$934M'24/3154US$981M'25/3171US$1.09B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
16.3US$104M'22/317.7US$112M'23/317.3US$110M'24/318.5US$118M'25/318.7US$119M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
9.66US$61.5M'22/310.7US$67.9M'23/310.3US$65.3M'24/311.3US$71.7M'25/312.0US$76.2M'26/3
Capital Structure
70%
30%
EquityD/E 0.43xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
16.3US$104M0.17US$1.07M'22/314.6US$92.7M0.12US$0.78M'23/314.7US$93.3M0.09US$0.57M'24/342.6US$271M35.1US$223M'25/353.2US$339M53.0US$338M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 54.1%
1
Koei Kikaku Co., Ltd.
14.67%
2
INTERTRUST TRUSTEES(CAYMAN)LIMITED SOLEL Y IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF JAPAN-UP (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
9.68%
3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
9.23%
4
Yellow Hat Kyowakai
6.43%
5
INTERTRUST TRUSTEES CAYMAN LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF JAPAN-UP UNIT TRUST (Standing Proxy: Tachibana Securities Co., Ltd.)
4.67%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.37%
7
Koichiro KAGIYAMA
1.84%
8
Sumitomo Rubber Industries,Ltd.
1.46%
9
The Yokohama Rubber Company,Limited
1.39%
10
SOFT99corporation
1.39%
Management
9 officers
Kosei HORIE
Representative Director, Chairman
Oct 1976 Joined the Company Jun 1997 Director, Sales Control Division Manager Oct 2000 Director, Deputy Head of Sales Division and Sales Control Division Manager Jun 2001 Managing Director, Head of Sales Division and Sales Control Division Manager Jun 2003 Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Yellow Hat Business Division Jun 2004 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Sales Control Office Apr 2005 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Operations Division and Wholesale Division Manager Jul 2005 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Accounting Division Manager Jan 2008 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting Jun 2008 Managing Director Sep 2008 Representative Director Oct 2008 Representative Director, President Jun 2024 Assumed office of Representative Director, Chairman (current)
1952-01-27
Akio KIMURA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1996 Joined the Company Mar 2011 Finance Section Manager, Accounting Division Apr 2012 Accounting Section Manager, Accounting Division Apr 2013 Planning Section Manager, Accounting Division Apr 2017 Head of Accounting Division Jun 2022 Director, Head of Accounting Division Jun 2024 Assumed office of Representative Director, President (current)
1974-02-07
Osamu SHIRAISHI
Senior Managing Director
Mar 1982 Joined the Company Feb 2001 Manager, Marketing Strategy Office Apr 2004 Senior Manager, Overseas Business Division Jun 2004 Executive Officer, Head of Yellow Hat Business Division Apr 2005 Executive Officer, Head of Operations Division Jul 2005 Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Operations Division Apr 2006 Executive Officer, Head of Operations Division Jun 2006 Director, Executive Officer, Head of Operations Division and Pit Operations Division Manager Jun 2008 Director Jun 2009 Managing Director Jun 2011 Senior Managing Director (current) Apr 2012 Assumed office of Representative Director, Chairman, Driver Stand Co., Ltd. (now 2Rinkan Yellow Hat Co., Ltd.) (current) Oct 2020 Representative Director, President, SOX Yellow Hat Co., Ltd. (now Bikekan Yellow Hat Co., Ltd.) Apr 2024 Assumed office of Representative Director, Chairman, Bikekan Yellow Hat Co., Ltd. / Bikekan Yellow Hat KP Co., Ltd. (current)
1959-10-13
Taeko KUBO
Director
Apr 1976 Kinki Tochi Kensetsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Design Department) Feb 1985 Registered First-Class Architect Apr 1989 Assistant, Nara Women's University Oct 1991 Full-time Lecturer, Seibo Jogakuin Junior College Apr 2002 Professor, Seibo Jogakuin Junior College Apr 2010 Lecturer (concurrent), Kyoto Tachibana University Mar 2012 Resigned from Kyoto Tachibana University Apr 2017 Project Professor, Konan Women's University Jun 2017 Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Seibo Jogakuin Junior College Mar 2021 Resigned from Konan Women's University Jun 2021 Assumed office of Director (current)
1953-04-25
Chiemi KANDA
Director
Jun 2000 Part-time Physician, Gunma University Hospital Apr 2005 Enrolled, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University Nov 2008 Judicial Apprentice Mar 2010 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Mar 2010 Attorney-at-Law, Kasuga & Kunizuka Law Office (current) Apr 2012 Visiting Lecturer, Research Center for Medical Information Systems, Teikyo University (current) Apr 2013 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University Sep 2014 Resigned from Gunma University Aug 2017 Director, Heals, Japan Medical Peer Support Association (current) Apr 2020 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University Sep 2020 Resigned from Waseda University Feb 2022 Director, Japan Medical Mediator Association (current) Jun 2023 Assumed office of Director (current)
1976-01-04
Yoshihito SATO
Director
Oct 1992 Joined Asahi Shinwa Certified Public Accountants (now Azusa Audit LLC) Apr 1996 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 1998 Transferred to Sapporo Office, Azusa Audit & Co. (now Azusa Audit LLC) Oct 1999 Appointed Manager, Azusa Audit & Co. Apr 2004 Seconded to Development Bank of Japan Inc. Oct 2007 Returned to Azusa Audit LLC as Senior Manager Jun 2010 Appointed Partner, Azusa Audit LLC Sep 2021 Resigned from Azusa Audit LLC Oct 2021 Representative, Yoshihito Sato Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Oct 2021 Advisor, Karukosaka Partners Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2021 Instructor for SME Training, Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Training Institute (current) May 2023 Appointed Representative Partner, Izumi Audit Corporation (current) Jun 2026 Assumed office of Director
1968-08-23
Yoshimi KIMURA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Mar 1984 Joined the Company Sep 1999 Manager, Fuji Sales Office Mar 2004 Head, Kinki-Shikoku Business Division Apr 2005 Area Manager, Kinki-Shikoku Apr 2007 Head, Merchandise Division Apr 2009 Head, Maintenance & Accessories Merchandise Division Jun 2009 Director, Head of Maintenance & Accessories Merchandise Division Mar 2011 Director Jun 2022 Assumed office of Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)
1961-07-27
Akira TAMURA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1972 Joined Nihon Batteries Co., Ltd. Jun 2000 Director, Deputy Head of Battery Sales Division, Nihon Batteries Co., Ltd. Apr 2004 Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation; Managing Director, GS Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Representative Director, GS Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. Jun 2008 Representative Director, GS Yuasa Technology Ltd. Oct 2010 Representative Director, GS Yuasa Power Electronics Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Retired from GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2022 Assumed office of Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)
1948-07-02
Jun OUMIHARA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Mar 1984 Joined Daiichi Mutual Bank Oct 1994 Assistant Research Manager, Sales Promotion Division Jun 2001 Chief Research Manager, Individual Banking Division (merged with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) Mar 2003 Deputy General Manager, Chiyoda Sales Division No. 2, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Aug 2003 Branch Manager, Hikawadai Branch Jan 2005 Manager, Gonotanno Corporate Sales Division Apr 2008 Manager, Chiyoda Corporate Sales Division Apr 2012 Manager, Kanda Corporate Sales Division No. 2 Apr 2014 Executive Officer, Yoei Co., Ltd. (seconded) Sep 2014 Resigned from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sep 2014 Joined Yoei Co., Ltd. as Executive Officer Jun 2016 Managing Executive Officer, Yoei Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Assumed office of Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)
1962-01-22
Large Shareholding Reports
Strategic Capital Inc.
2026-10-02
12.74%→11.73%
Strategic Capital Inc.
2026-08-07
13.83%→12.74%
Strategic Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-02-16
13.83%→13.83%
Strategic Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-02-06
13.83%→13.83%
Strategic Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-01-20
12.22%→13.83%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-12-24
11.62%→12.22%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-10-22
11.25%→11.62%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-10-11
9.55%→11.25%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-08-14
8.41%→9.55%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-08-13
7.26%→8.41%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-08-09
6.10%→7.26%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-08-02
5.02%→6.10%
Strategic Capital, Inc.
2024-07-26
5.02%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-02
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-08-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2020 – Mar 2021
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2026-02-16
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-01-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-12-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-10-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-10-11
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-08-14
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-08-13
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-08-09
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-08-02
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-07-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2024-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-05
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-06
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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